Rolf Jacobsen
TVWBB Emerald Member
Amen brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man Wiviott has a tude but.......
- Thread starter Brian Quintal
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Amen brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was thinking about this some more today and have a couple comments.
For one, here's a video of Gary making ribs with John Kass, a columnist familiar to most Chicagoans (the interaction at about 2:50 is great).
I think it conveys his personality pretty well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn8_hiD-_TA
God, what I wouldn't give to BBQ on the Tribune Tower's terrace.
The other is that I really hope beginners try to find lump charcoal. I have become fairly snobbish in this regard but it is for good reason.
For one, here's a video of Gary making ribs with John Kass, a columnist familiar to most Chicagoans (the interaction at about 2:50 is great).
I think it conveys his personality pretty well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn8_hiD-_TA
God, what I wouldn't give to BBQ on the Tribune Tower's terrace.
The other is that I really hope beginners try to find lump charcoal. I have become fairly snobbish in this regard but it is for good reason.
I am a big fan of the recipes on this site as well. After a few years of varied degress of success smoking on a kettle, I found this site, improved smoking on a kettle and graduated to a WSM. That being said, I enjoy trying different methods and might read the book one day. I do have trouble following exact directions though...
timothy
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
Brian.
I would agree that since you already own a copy just follow it. I read some of the steps when it was still available free on-line and I thought it was useful, but that was a few years after I started to smoke. Most that have followed the program seem to recommend it, so it certainly couldn't hurt to try it.
If you haven't had a chance, scroll down to the Q&A section where Gary discusses his book and give that a look.
Good luck!
Tim
I would agree that since you already own a copy just follow it. I read some of the steps when it was still available free on-line and I thought it was useful, but that was a few years after I started to smoke. Most that have followed the program seem to recommend it, so it certainly couldn't hurt to try it.
If you haven't had a chance, scroll down to the Q&A section where Gary discusses his book and give that a look.
Good luck!
Tim
John Watson
New member
As a rookie, I went straight for the pork spare ribs, skipping everything else in the book. They came out awesome.
Then i bought a Stoker, and a smoker jacket, veering way off his course.
My opinion is knowledge and science will help you in your BBQ.
Wiviott has a lot of good info, and I still refer to the book often.
I like the fact that you need not tend the vents to adjust temperature, with his instructions, you just follow predetermined settings.
That's irrelavent to me now since I got the Stoker, though.
Just ignore his insistence on following his religious like zeal, and use his info to your advantage. My opinion.
Then i bought a Stoker, and a smoker jacket, veering way off his course.
My opinion is knowledge and science will help you in your BBQ.
Wiviott has a lot of good info, and I still refer to the book often.
I like the fact that you need not tend the vents to adjust temperature, with his instructions, you just follow predetermined settings.
That's irrelavent to me now since I got the Stoker, though.
Just ignore his insistence on following his religious like zeal, and use his info to your advantage. My opinion.